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school's chancellor michelle rhee? that's the question she is facing and a lot of official in the district are facing right now. >> while the movie that she recently started in paints rhee as a modern savior for urban education, her future with d.c. school is still very much unclear. tracee wilkins has more on the story. >> hey. to some people, especially those outside of washington, it may sound crazy. we have a struggling school system and a chancellor getting national acclaim for her perceived ability to be able to fix it. she is known for her fast and often time controversial decisions. like firing hundreds of d.c. teachers and principals here. some say a hard refoer is what d.c. schools need. somehow leaders in the past haven't gotten it right. but there are many had a say rhee's way is not the only way to change. >> d.c. school's chancellor michelle rhee stood about ten feet away from council chair and presumptive mayor vinnt gray yesterday. as he addressed the press following their first sit-down meeting. the me
school's chancellor michelle rhee? that's the question she is facing and a lot of official in the district are facing right now. >> while the movie that she recently started in paints rhee as a modern savior for urban education, her future with d.c. school is still very much unclear. tracee wilkins has more on the story. >> hey. to some people, especially those outside of washington, it may sound crazy. we have a struggling school system and a chancellor getting national acclaim for...
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schools chancellor michelle rhee. would either of them have anything to say following that meet something we'll get a full report. >>> don't you guys work out at the chrysler factory? you know, the government spent a lot of money bailing you guys out. >> auto workers busted on camera doing things they probably shouldn't be doing on their lunch break. the response from the automaker. we'll be right pack. -- we'll be right back. >>> there was no decision in the high-stakes meeting between vincent gray and michelle rhee. rhee was a staunch supporter of mayor adrian fenty in the election. fox 5's jennifer davis has details. >> reporter: michelle rhee was quiet as she walked into the meeting at high noon with vincent gray f the two squared off behind closed doors, they decided not to talk about it. a serious looking rhee looked on but let gray do all the talking. >> the chancellor and i just finished what i think was the a very productive meeting. wing we both fervently agree we want the
schools chancellor michelle rhee. would either of them have anything to say following that meet something we'll get a full report. >>> don't you guys work out at the chrysler factory? you know, the government spent a lot of money bailing you guys out. >> auto workers busted on camera doing things they probably shouldn't be doing on their lunch break. the response from the automaker. we'll be right pack. -- we'll be right back. >>> there...
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. >>> whether or not michelle rhee could stay or go. >>> and stranded whales off a remote beach. >>> and [music throughout] finding what you love makes you happy. saving up to 60% every day makes you homegoods happy. ♪ tell it to go on >>> today rescuers started to move 24 stranded pilot whales from a remote beach in new zealand. they were loaded on to a truck and taken 30 miles south where they'll be released. 80 pilot wales washed ashore. only 25 survived. they were on the way to antarctic feeding grounds in the southern hemisphere. boy, that's a bad thing to see. >> th's so strange how that happens sometimes. their radar goes off or whatever. they beach themselves. incredible. >> and the surviving ones getting trucked to another destination. you wonder how many make it through that. a lot of us wdered how we would make it through a 98 something today. >> yeah. late september. >> i'm looking at the number and said i think we can hit 95. maybe 97. weit 99 today. this is the latest that we have ever seen temperature this hot across our area. it was just amazing how hot the temperat
. >>> whether or not michelle rhee could stay or go. >>> and stranded whales off a remote beach. >>> and [music throughout] finding what you love makes you happy. saving up to 60% every day makes you homegoods happy. ♪ tell it to go on >>> today rescuers started to move 24 stranded pilot whales from a remote beach in new zealand. they were loaded on to a truck and taken 30 miles south where they'll be released. 80 pilot wales washed ashore. only 25...
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schools will include chancellor michelle rhee. rhee is considered by many the national face of school reform. and was featured in highly anticipated film about education called waiting for superman. >> you wake up every morning and you know that kids are getting a really croppy education right ow. >> reporter: rhee has made a number of controversial decisions, gaining supporters and ee voenents. including the mass firings of hundreds of teachers and principals. the closings of schools, and an all-out reform in everything from how teachers are evaluated to how kids work. drastically chaing what had become the poorest perfming school system in the nation. gray and rhee have clashed in the past over some of her decisions. gray says today's meeting is about the future. >> some days when we've done very well together. the other days just by the nature of the process, when it's been contentious. my conversation with her will be around, you know, where are you at this point? we have had other elections and i want to hear from her what's
schools will include chancellor michelle rhee. rhee is considered by many the national face of school reform. and was featured in highly anticipated film about education called waiting for superman. >> you wake up every morning and you know that kids are getting a really croppy education right ow. >> reporter: rhee has made a number of controversial decisions, gaining supporters and ee voenents. including the mass firings of hundreds of teachers and principals. the closings of...
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chools chancellor michelle rhee is scheduled to meet today with d.c. mayoral nominee vincent gray about her future. tracee is live outside the building wherehat meeting will take place today. >> reporter: good morning. we may have that answer or this may be a first conference. this issue with chancellor rhee go beyon d.c. she is seen nationally as a force for reform in education. she's been featured in movies and magazines. and was recently onhe oprah talk show. on the other hand we've just had an election and some folks want to see what's going to happen next. some of those people want to see a change in who's leading the d.c. schools system. this will be her first meeting with vincent gray since he won the nomination for mayor. vincent gray has vowed throughout his run for mayor that he is for education reform but has not said whether that reform would ilude chancellor michelle rhee. rhee and gray have clasd in the past. gray has challenged many of the chancellor's key decisions but moves the council toward accepting a one chancellor system. rhee ini
chools chancellor michelle rhee is scheduled to meet today with d.c. mayoral nominee vincent gray about her future. tracee is live outside the building wherehat meeting will take place today. >> reporter: good morning. we may have that answer or this may be a first conference. this issue with chancellor rhee go beyon d.c. she is seen nationally as a force for reform in education. she's been featured in movies and magazines. and was recently onhe oprah talk show. on the other hand we've...
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rhee. the closed door meeting is underway right now at the wilson building and that's where kristin fisher is standing by with more on what we can expect from this highly- anticipated meeting. >> we still don't know if we will get any definitive answer as to what will happen with michelle rhee, but at the very least we should get some kind of indication as to how their relationship is going to progress, if at all over the next few weeks. this has been the dominant issue since vince gray won the democratic primary last week. rhee has already signaled she has no long-term interest in working for gray. one day after his primary victory she called it devastating for school children. not the statement you are going to make if you are hoping to impress your new job and keep your job. for his part, gray said her future is contingent on the conversation they will be having today. take a listen to what he had to say this past monday. >> do you see any scenario in which the two of you could work toda
rhee. the closed door meeting is underway right now at the wilson building and that's where kristin fisher is standing by with more on what we can expect from this highly- anticipated meeting. >> we still don't know if we will get any definitive answer as to what will happen with michelle rhee, but at the very least we should get some kind of indication as to how their relationship is going to progress, if at all over the next few weeks. this has been the dominant issue since vince gray...
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i would love to see michelle rhee have a ten-year run. look where chance have a great chance to have a great run. no business would turnl over their ceo every 2.4 years. can't sustain it. this works is hard, it takes time. you have to stay with it day after day after day. >> we keep hearing the teachers union saying they want to help bad teachers get better. i guess the question is, why would they bother to work on that and spend on that when there's so many at this point that need to be weeded out. how do you get around that? >> i think, again, we have to professionalize the profession. we need to make education and teachers the most revered profession in the country. i think great teachers are the unsung heroes in our society. we have to reward excellence, support those in the middle. and those in the bottom, we have to move them out and do that with a sense of urgency. over the next couple years we have a chance to recruit a million new teachers to come into education. our ability to bring in great talent is going to shape public educa
i would love to see michelle rhee have a ten-year run. look where chance have a great chance to have a great run. no business would turnl over their ceo every 2.4 years. can't sustain it. this works is hard, it takes time. you have to stay with it day after day after day. >> we keep hearing the teachers union saying they want to help bad teachers get better. i guess the question is, why would they bother to work on that and spend on that when there's so many at this point that need to be...
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arne duncan and michelle rhee and together on meet the press over the weekend. duncan praised the work that mayor fenty and michelle rhee have done for d.c. public schools. michelle rhee was asked if she would stay on as chancellor with vince gray as mayor. >> i'm a huge fan of what he and michelle have done. by any measure, the public schools in d.c. are dramatically better today than when they started. i guess i should ask you, are you going to stay as chancellor of d.c. schools? >> i think that is something we still have to determine and i have to talk to convincent gray who is the presumptive mayor. but i think the important thing to realize is that education reform can continue in d.c. regardless of whether i'm there or not. >> michelle rhee also said she could stay on as chancellor as long as the new leadership is willing to make the incredibly tough decisions that they have already been making the last few years. >>> america's farms are presently far too dependent on imgrant labor to pick our fruits and vegetables. now, the obvious answer is for all of us
arne duncan and michelle rhee and together on meet the press over the weekend. duncan praised the work that mayor fenty and michelle rhee have done for d.c. public schools. michelle rhee was asked if she would stay on as chancellor with vince gray as mayor. >> i'm a huge fan of what he and michelle have done. by any measure, the public schools in d.c. are dramatically better today than when they started. i guess i should ask you, are you going to stay as chancellor of d.c. schools?...
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he also had a discussion with michelle rhee. they talked about the state of d.c. schools. they did not talk about rhee's future. they will talk about that when they meet again in the next two weeks. >> we will have to wait and see. still ahead, stephen colbert to a trip to capitol hill. we will tell you why. >> and look back at the life of a singer known for his scandalous life. >> a snake pit at the droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at will. putting you at the center of your own world wide web. introducing the new droid x. the next generation of does. >> what the board patchy fog. predict what out for patchy fog. . watch out for patchy fog. you know your neighborhood better than i do. keep that in mind when you head out to school. [inaudible] mostly sunny skies. it is another hot day. we will break the record high temperatures. mid-90's for the high temperatures. the weekend will be cooler and in the mid-80's. >> minnesota ave close where police chase ended toda
he also had a discussion with michelle rhee. they talked about the state of d.c. schools. they did not talk about rhee's future. they will talk about that when they meet again in the next two weeks. >> we will have to wait and see. still ahead, stephen colbert to a trip to capitol hill. we will tell you why. >> and look back at the life of a singer known for his scandalous life. >> a snake pit at the droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this...
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>>this morning chancellor michelle rhee's future is still not clear. she and d.c. mor vincent gray met yesterday. both acknowledged their strong differences on education reform. there have been reports that arne duncan wants her to stay in the district. gray, though, is giving few clues about his plans. >> we did not talk about the chance lar stayi chcellor staying or going. we did talk about the state of education in the city. and i think we'll just leave it there. >>> the preppy burglar is trading in his tie for an orange jump suit. the 30-year-old is facing charges of burglary, theft and destruction of property. he broke into a home on howard county and ste electronics and other property. he was arrested without incident. police don't know whether he's been involved in any other cases. >>> sobering statistics about the ai epidemic in america. one in five sexually active gay and bisexual men are infected with hiv. 44% did not even though they had the viruses. less tha one half of 1% have the aids virus. the white house unveiled a new strategy over the summer that
>>this morning chancellor michelle rhee's future is still not clear. she and d.c. mor vincent gray met yesterday. both acknowledged their strong differences on education reform. there have been reports that arne duncan wants her to stay in the district. gray, though, is giving few clues about his plans. >> we did not talk about the chance lar stayi chcellor staying or going. we did talk about the state of education in the city. and i think we'll just leave it there. >>> the...
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school chancellor michelle rhee. on today's show oprah said rhee should be hired as the new superintendent of the newer school system. rhee appeared on the oprah show earlier this month. rhee did not comment on oprah's advice. >>> it's friday night, time from the highlights for this week's fox 5 high school game of the week. >> the winning match-up tallied nearly 39,000 votes. >> tonight history was on clarkbsurg's side. the coyotes won all three time the two teams have met but momentum was on watkins mills side. the wolverines off to their best start at 3-0 since early 1990s. let's see who won. the expectations running high at watkins mill high school, a team that's struggle misdemeanor years. we start in the 1st quarter. ing clarkbsurg sophomore running back no. 21nyam reed and finds the hole and sets up a goal for coyotes. two yards later reed punches it in for a 7-yard touchdown. 6-0 clarkbsurg. 2nd quarter more from reed. some nice moves here. wee give the wolverines a -- he would give the wolverines a headache
school chancellor michelle rhee. on today's show oprah said rhee should be hired as the new superintendent of the newer school system. rhee appeared on the oprah show earlier this month. rhee did not comment on oprah's advice. >>> it's friday night, time from the highlights for this week's fox 5 high school game of the week. >> the winning match-up tallied nearly 39,000 votes. >> tonight history was on clarkbsurg's side. the coyotes won all three time the two teams have met...
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we did not talk about chancellor rhee staying or going. >> convincement gray maps to meet with michelle rhee in the next couple of week and says no personnel decisions will be announced until after the election. >>> stephen colbert has a meeting with lawmakers this morning. he is testifying before a house committee on immigration and let's get more now from fox 5's sherry ly. she is live on capitol hill. it will be an interesting one, sherry. >> reporter: it sure will. you know, a lot of people will be watching. stephen colbert may be a comedian but this hearing and his appearance on capitol hill is no joke. while you may not think he is the ideal person as an expert witness on illegal immigration, anyone who has watched his show knows that he recently joined up with the united farm workers to take the job of a migrant work ore a farm. colbert's nightly report featured the ufw's tax our jobs campaign which invites u.s. residents to replace illegal immigrants working on farms. the comedy central host spent a day working in the field being picking beans and sorting corn in a packing house
we did not talk about chancellor rhee staying or going. >> convincement gray maps to meet with michelle rhee in the next couple of week and says no personnel decisions will be announced until after the election. >>> stephen colbert has a meeting with lawmakers this morning. he is testifying before a house committee on immigration and let's get more now from fox 5's sherry ly. she is live on capitol hill. it will be an interesting one, sherry. >> reporter: it sure will. you...
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schools chancellor michelle rhee following last week's primary. the two emerged to a swarm of media and rhee who was a staunch supporter of mayor fenty kept very quiet but gray announced that the meeting was productive though no decisions had be made about rhee's future. >> the chancellor and i just fin underred what i think was a very productive meeting. i think one of one of the things we agree on is that we won't the best for our kids in the district of columbia. weville have those conversations in a later discussion. we did not talk about chancellor rhee staying or going. we talked about the state of education in the city. >> gray plans to meet with rhee sometime in the next few week an says no personnel decisions will be announced until after the election. >>> eddie fisher has died. his singing career was overshadowed by his profile marriages to elizabeth taylor and debbie reynolds. he was 82 years old. >>> coming up next on fox 5 morning news, there is more mixed news if you are in the market to sell our home. we'll get the latest on that pl
schools chancellor michelle rhee following last week's primary. the two emerged to a swarm of media and rhee who was a staunch supporter of mayor fenty kept very quiet but gray announced that the meeting was productive though no decisions had be made about rhee's future. >> the chancellor and i just fin underred what i think was a very productive meeting. i think one of one of the things we agree on is that we won't the best for our kids in the district of columbia. weville have those...
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duncan and schools chancellor michelle rhee and on meet the press. duncan said that mayor fenty can walk out of office with his head held high. rhee was asked whether she will stay on as chancellor with vincent gray as mayor. >> i'm a huge fan of what he and michelle have done. the public schools in d.c. are dramatically better. >> are you going to stay as chancellor of d.c. schools? >> thing is something that we still have to determine and i have to talk to vincent gray who is the presumptive mayor but i think the important thing to realize is that education reform can continue in d.c. regardless whether i'm there or not. >> rhee also said she could stay on as chancellor as long as the new leadership is willing to make the incredibly tough decisions that were made over the last few years. >>> house majority leader steny hoyer of maryland is calling comedian stephen colbert's capitol hill visit an inappropriate visit and an embargesment. colbert testified before the house judiciary committee on immigration last week. he was invited by a representic r
duncan and schools chancellor michelle rhee and on meet the press. duncan said that mayor fenty can walk out of office with his head held high. rhee was asked whether she will stay on as chancellor with vincent gray as mayor. >> i'm a huge fan of what he and michelle have done. the public schools in d.c. are dramatically better. >> are you going to stay as chancellor of d.c. schools? >> thing is something that we still have to determine and i have to talk to vincent gray who...
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. >>> this morning chancellor michelle rhee's future is still not clear. she and d.c. mayor vincent gray met yesterday. both acknowledged their strong differences on education reform. there have been reports that arne duncan wants her to stay in th district. gray, though, is giving few clues about his plans. >> we did not talk about the state of education in the city. and i think we'll just leave it there. >> rhee is giving fewer clues. she said nothing yesterday. they will meet sometime before november's general elections. >>> a u.s. delegation walked out when iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad said many people in the u.s. government were responsible for the 9/11 attacks. earlier, president barack obama urged world leaders to move ahead for the quest in the middle east. >>> we can have an agreement that will have an iependent, sovereign state of palestine living in peace with israel. >> president obama also revealed he plans to visit india and indonesia in november. >>> the most recent tax cuts enacted under president bush were the most sweeping tax cuts in a gener
. >>> this morning chancellor michelle rhee's future is still not clear. she and d.c. mayor vincent gray met yesterday. both acknowledged their strong differences on education reform. there have been reports that arne duncan wants her to stay in th district. gray, though, is giving few clues about his plans. >> we did not talk about the state of education in the city. and i think we'll just leave it there. >> rhee is giving fewer clues. she said nothing yesterday. they will...
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why are some wok the idea of michelle rhee leaving d.c.? >>> ps, a lasting tribute to a world war ii vet who had to wait half a century to get his medal of hono >>> and it's called the judgment room. a local company gives interns five minutes to sell themselves. but the real test happens right when they step through door. tho stories straight ahead. >>> this next story sort of gives new meaning to the term fall fahion. happened in london. this model was just leaving the cat walk earlier this week when as you can see, she took a spill and then she seemed okay. but couldn't quite get that other se back on her foot. >> some days are just bad days. >> we all know that parental involvement is important but this father may have taken thing a little too far with his antics. check out this video from youtube. we're not sure if it is a bad case of saturday night fever or maybe bieber fever. either way, his daughters aren't the only ones ineffected. you might say dad is a little delirious. unfortunately, this scene for an entire 3:23. that's how long
why are some wok the idea of michelle rhee leaving d.c.? >>> ps, a lasting tribute to a world war ii vet who had to wait half a century to get his medal of hono >>> and it's called the judgment room. a local company gives interns five minutes to sell themselves. but the real test happens right when they step through door. tho stories straight ahead. >>> this next story sort of gives new meaning to the term fall fahion. happened in london. this model was just leaving...
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vincent gray and michelle rhee met for more than an hour. rhee was a staunch supporter of mayor adrian fenty in the election. fox 5's jennifer davis has details. >> reporter: michelle rhee was quiet walking into the meeting at high noon with d.c. council chair vincent gray and if the two squared off behind closed doors, they decided not to talk about it. after the meeting a serious looking rhee looked on but let gray do all the talking. >> the chancellor and i just finished what i think was a very productive meeting. i think one of the things we both fervently agree upon is we want the best for our kids. >> reporter: gray says this was more of a philosophical discussion about public schools in general. he says nothing was discussed about rhee's future with the school system. >> we will have those conversations in a later discussion, but we did not talk about chancellor rhee staying or going. we talked about the state of education in the city. >> reporter: dispute repeated questions from reporters, rhee stayed mum inside and outside the wilso
vincent gray and michelle rhee met for more than an hour. rhee was a staunch supporter of mayor adrian fenty in the election. fox 5's jennifer davis has details. >> reporter: michelle rhee was quiet walking into the meeting at high noon with d.c. council chair vincent gray and if the two squared off behind closed doors, they decided not to talk about it. after the meeting a serious looking rhee looked on but let gray do all the talking. >> the chancellor and i just finished what i...
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s school chancellor michelle rhee following last week's primary. the two emerged from gray's office to a swarm of media as you can expect. rhee who was a staunch supporter of gray's challenger in the primary mayor fenty kept quiet. no decisions have been made about rhee's future. i'd like to know asap is she going to remain with the school system or if she's going to leave? i think it's important for people to move on with their lives and the children can go on. >> the chancellor made some statements during the campaign that might have made it seem like a foregone conclusion she was not going to stick around. maybe they're finding a way to continue to work together which i think would be great. >> gray plans to meet with rhee again sometime in the next few weeks and says no personnel decision will be announced until after the election. >>> all right. 8:41. coming up we are going to dish the dirt on last night's episode of the real housewives of d.c., which allison and i happened to watch last night. i'll pay more attention. not that i don't always.
s school chancellor michelle rhee following last week's primary. the two emerged from gray's office to a swarm of media as you can expect. rhee who was a staunch supporter of gray's challenger in the primary mayor fenty kept quiet. no decisions have been made about rhee's future. i'd like to know asap is she going to remain with the school system or if she's going to leave? i think it's important for people to move on with their lives and the children can go on. >> the chancellor made...
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questions are being raised about whether michelle rhee will remain on the job. the d.c. school chancellor fired hundreds of teachers to reform the school system. rhee campaigned for fenty and called the election result devastating for d.c. schoolchildren. >> it pains me to be in a situation where i very shortly could be leaving. if i can somehow, in some small way make a dent in this for some group of kids somewhere, i will do it in a heartbeat. >> he says he won't make my personnel changes until after november's general election. >> as the constitution marks its 223rd birthday, there is some interesting news about its impact this morning. a survey tuned in 86% of respondants recognize the importance of the constitution. but only 1/3 have read the entire document. it also found that 18-year-olds to 24s understand it much less than older people do. >> time now for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. adam caskey is with the latest on what to expect today and into the weekend. >> we have been dominated by dry conditions. we had a few showers yesterday and where we needed
questions are being raised about whether michelle rhee will remain on the job. the d.c. school chancellor fired hundreds of teachers to reform the school system. rhee campaigned for fenty and called the election result devastating for d.c. schoolchildren. >> it pains me to be in a situation where i very shortly could be leaving. if i can somehow, in some small way make a dent in this for some group of kids somewhere, i will do it in a heartbeat. >> he says he won't make my personnel...
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now that vincent gray has won the primary, questions are raised about what will happen to michelle rhee. the school chancellor fired hundreds of teachers in an effort to reform the district school system. she campaigned against vincent gray. she called the election results devastating for d.c. schoolchildren. vincent gray says he will not make any personnel changes until after the november general election. >>> a backup plan for lawmakers. a closer look at the gop election agenda. >> david joins us with a look at both of these stories. >> good to be with you. good morning. >> this article today is interesting, talking about republicans not doing well as a republican move on to the tea party. >> those who've tried to run for office before and lost have fashioned a themselves again. they might be social conservatives talking more about the gun control. they saw an opening in the tea party and all the sudden they became fiscal conservatives and started talking about lower spending. they picked the right year to run and then having some success now. >> christine o'donnell in delaware sai, h
now that vincent gray has won the primary, questions are raised about what will happen to michelle rhee. the school chancellor fired hundreds of teachers in an effort to reform the district school system. she campaigned against vincent gray. she called the election results devastating for d.c. schoolchildren. vincent gray says he will not make any personnel changes until after the november general election. >>> a backup plan for lawmakers. a closer look at the gop election agenda....
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vincent gray says he would be open to read-hiring teachers that michelle rhee fired last year. we will be back with another update at 7:56. for continuous news coverage, tune in to tbd news on news channel 8. >>> oh. he is so precious. and he is at the center of an emotional battle this morning. the only parents he has ever known have been ordered to turn him over to his biological father. we have both sides of this story. and we're going to talk to his parents in just a moment. >> we have to talk to spider-man, too. >> it looks that way. good morning, grayson. good morning, america. i'm robin roberts. >> and i'm george stephanopoulos. >>> also this morning, you saw a little in our last half hour. stephen colbert back to talk about his upcoming march on washington. he is getting very serious. >> very serious. yeah, right. >> we'll talk to him in just a moment. >>> and we do have something serious and incredibly touching. it was brought to us by our affiliate in dallas, wfaa. this is a moment you will never forget. two moms, bound together by an extraordinary gift. and we promis
vincent gray says he would be open to read-hiring teachers that michelle rhee fired last year. we will be back with another update at 7:56. for continuous news coverage, tune in to tbd news on news channel 8. >>> oh. he is so precious. and he is at the center of an emotional battle this morning. the only parents he has ever known have been ordered to turn him over to his biological father. we have both sides of this story. and we're going to talk to his parents in just a moment....
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michelle rhee. >> she talked to the mayor elect gray there. i tell you, when people see "waiting for superman," they're going to see what she endured. the worst school system in america, washington, d.c. there's not a close second. you'll see what she tried to do there, how she bent over backwards to try to make teaching a more competitive venture and how the bureaucrats just beat her down every time. the unions beat her down every time. it is so depressing. >> she's going to be on our panel sunday night at 8:00, "education nation," bringing together people on both sides of this debate. it's going to be a good honest debate. we applaud everyone, whether we agree or disagree with them for agreeing to do this. >> randy will be there, head of the teachers union. we thank her for coming on. we'll not only talk about where we disagree. we'll find out places like jeffrey canada and randy wine garden agree. the teachers unions are beginning to understand this isn't just about job protection. it's about children as well and that the world is changing
michelle rhee. >> she talked to the mayor elect gray there. i tell you, when people see "waiting for superman," they're going to see what she endured. the worst school system in america, washington, d.c. there's not a close second. you'll see what she tried to do there, how she bent over backwards to try to make teaching a more competitive venture and how the bureaucrats just beat her down every time. the unions beat her down every time. it is so depressing. >> she's going...
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in the film, you detail how michelle rhee, the chancellor of the d.c. schools has the proposal for the teachers union there. she says i'm going to pay you really good teachers six figures. something likes $130,000 or something like that but you'll have to forgo tenure. the teachers union would not even bring it up for a vote. >> that is true. but here's how much excitement is around this issue right now. a year later, there is a new contract in d.c. it does propose -- it isn't the numbers that she was talking about. but it does propose a pay increase. it does have a way to evaluate teachers and merit pay for those that are amazing. exciting time right now. >> do you think something is going to happen? >> i have to believe after spending 2 1/2 years on this movie. everybody is talking about this issue. and with the unions, denver has an amazing new contract where they do evaluate teachers properly so there are these examples of how to do it and i think we need to look at that and try to do that everywhere else. >> when i saw the film yesterday, there wer
in the film, you detail how michelle rhee, the chancellor of the d.c. schools has the proposal for the teachers union there. she says i'm going to pay you really good teachers six figures. something likes $130,000 or something like that but you'll have to forgo tenure. the teachers union would not even bring it up for a vote. >> that is true. but here's how much excitement is around this issue right now. a year later, there is a new contract in d.c. it does propose -- it isn't the numbers...
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. >>> gray and michelle rhee scheduled to meet. it will be a closed discussion at city hall at noon today. gray has said that her future in the position would lie heavily based on this conversation today. >>> 7:16 right now. got some city business. now some business that all of us are going to want to listen to. >> hot and humid. we're going to have to open up the pools again. >> why do they shut down so quickly. >> what are the girls doing about dressing today. >> they're happy about it. shorts and tops. >> enjoy the next couple of days because it will be in the 70s around here by sunday and monday. let's get to it. >> thanks for asking. >> well i'm concerned. wanting to dress appropriately for the season. >> yes. >> and it is fall now. 73 degrees at reagan national. humidity 79%. no winds, a little fog in spots. some showers and thunderstorms last evening and dropped locally heavy rain in some spots. looking at national temperatures. notice the big bubble of warm. see the 70s here in washington, down toward little rock, 74. dulle
. >>> gray and michelle rhee scheduled to meet. it will be a closed discussion at city hall at noon today. gray has said that her future in the position would lie heavily based on this conversation today. >>> 7:16 right now. got some city business. now some business that all of us are going to want to listen to. >> hot and humid. we're going to have to open up the pools again. >> why do they shut down so quickly. >> what are the girls doing about dressing...
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chancellor michelle rhee gets a endorsement from the obama campaign. and the president himself talks about why his girls don't go to d.c. public schools. >>> more than 100,000 young people make emergency room visits because of sports- related brain injuries. most of them concussions. it's a hot topic with football kicking off and coming up this hour we'll talk with an expert about steps parents can take to help protect their kids. >>> and what happened to the redskins last night? well they lost. dave ross is -- >> that's the sport version. >> dave ross joins us later do talk monday morning quarterback. we'll have that in just a couple of moments. >>> it's just about a couple of seconds away from 9:00. and i'm looking for cuber and he's -- for tucker and he's not up here. where are you? >> down in the weather center because we have rain in the forecast. i come down here when it's raining but that's why i haven't been down here in months and months. we have a lot of clouds and mist in the forecast. right now a whole lot of measurable rainfall across the
chancellor michelle rhee gets a endorsement from the obama campaign. and the president himself talks about why his girls don't go to d.c. public schools. >>> more than 100,000 young people make emergency room visits because of sports- related brain injuries. most of them concussions. it's a hot topic with football kicking off and coming up this hour we'll talk with an expert about steps parents can take to help protect their kids. >>> and what happened to the redskins last...